A Malaysian company has evinced interest to invest Rs. 1000 cr in a satellite township
near Kozhikode. They have sent a positive report to Malaysian govt. The township consists
of an IT park, residential buildings and a big medical facility(a multi speciality hospital,
possibly). It is envisaged on 300 acre a govt owned estate. They hope to start construction
in six months if everything goes well as expected.

KOZHIKODE: The Kerala Builders Association (KBA) has said the building sector in the State is on the verge of collapse. The association said it would resort to agitations if the Government failed to change its policies and bail out the construction sector.

M.D. Jairaj, president, and Sani Francis, general secretary, said here on Saturday that the KBA would organise a dharna in front of the Kanayannur taluk office on Monday.

Making out a strong case for Government action, KBA said the construction sector provided direct employment to nearly 3.5 lakh workers and indirect employment to another 2.5 million. It also disbursed Rs.7 crore as daily wages. "The construction sector should be declared an industry so that it will be eligible for several concessions and benefits available to industries," said association spokespersons.

The KBA sought comprehensive master plans for each district within two years on the basis of the development needs for the next 50 years. An expert committee comprising architects, town planners and builders should draw up the plan. The KBA also said the plans for Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode should be finalised within six months considering the commercial importance of the cities.

‘Kinaloor land fit for satellite town’
Sunday March 4 2007 12:01 IST
KOZHIKODE: Efforts to set up a satellite town at Kinaloor Estate near Balusseri gained momentum on Saturday with the representatives of the Construction and Industrial Development Board of Malaysia expressing satisfaction over the land owned by Kerala State Industries Development Corporation (KSIDC).

Kingfisher hunts for Rock talents
Tuesday March 6 2007 08:18 IST
T'PURAM: Kingfisher is organising a talent hunt to discover the upcoming talents in Rock Music in the state. The auditions for ‘Kingfisher Kerala Rocks’ will begin on March 16 and will be held in Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode.
Two Rock bands from each city will be selected for the grand finale in Kochi where a winner and a runner-up will be announced. The winner will bag Rs 75,000 and performance contract of Rs 50,000 while the runner-up will get Rs 25,000. The winner will also get a chance to perform with Kerala’s Rock band Motherjane in the final.

The auditions will be organised in Kochi on March 16, 17 and 18 while they will be held in Thiruvananthapuram on March 24 and 25. The dates will be March 29 and 30 in Kozhikode. The grand finale will be on April 8.